Michele Bachmann heading to California in September

Bachmann's presence is sure to electrify the three day gathering of more than 1,000 California GOP activists from September 16-18 at the JW Marriot in LA Live, Los Angeles.

"She is total energy,'' said state GOP chair Tom Del Beccaro, when we asked him this morning about Bachmann's decision to come to the nation's most populous state for a major 2012 campaign gig. "She'll be a rock star. She'll ignite the place.''

The presence of the Minnesota Congresswoman, he predicted, will be soaked up by GOP activists because "she fills an enthusiasm gap in California.''

Bachmann is the first GOP presidential candidate to agree to attend the big state convention — scheduled the same month as a major televised presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley to be co-sponsored by Politico and NBC News.

The state GOP is inviting other candidates, and Bachmann probably won't be the lone headliner.